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Unfortunately, the Sharks and Tomas Hertl know Luke Kunin’s pain.
Kunin, too, is all too familiar with it.
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The Sharks announced Tuesday that Kunin, out since Dec. 13, is done for the 2022-23 NHL season after undergoing successful surgery on a right ACL tear. The recovery process is six to eight months.
This is Kunin’s second go-around with ACL tear surgery. In March 2018, Kunin suffered a tear to his left ACL, ending his 2017-18 campaign prematurely.
Kunin was hurt on his first shift against the Arizona Coyotes in the Sharks’ 3-2 win, trying to hit defenseman Patrick Nemeth. The play happened off-camera, but Sharks coach David Quinn filled in the details.
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“The guy reverse hit him, so it caught him off guard a little bit, then he slipped on the boards. We thought it happened during the reverse hit, where his knee buckled a little bit,” Quinn shared. “It doesn’t take much. Watching the football game last week, Kyler Murray on the open field goes down.”